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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1914
Page
1
Local ads tout Thanksgiving hats at Shinpaopli's and Mansfield Millinery Parlor with bargains on hats and worse case promotions for groceries and wood subscriptions. The Wright County Mirror notes upcoming sales, deliveries, and local events as residents prepare for winter.
Local residents and relatives travel between towns including Clinton Oklahoma Bryant Mountain Grove and Norwood. Notables like Col T A Kay and Bank of Trattville cashier N J Welchell appear, with others en route to Springfield and returning home. The Mirror staff pause for Thanksgiving and families relocate to Pendennis Kansas with best wishes for prosperity.
N. J. Craig offers funds for loans on good improved farms in Wright or Douglas counties. Contact details not fully readable.
Jersey cow for sale advertised by Cash Mercantile Co. Call for price and details. Located at Ady. Local notice promotes livestock offering with contact information.
Webster county sheriff Bertie Brixie from Marshfield was shot and killed at Niangua by Ea Bartlett during a dispute over horse theft. Bartlett was arrested by ex sheriff Cobe Shielde and jailed in Springfield. Funeral services were held in Seymour, Brixie’s old home. he was a nephew of Rev. Joseph Davis of Mansfield.
T J Goss aged 58 died at 10 o'clock Sunday morning at his home near Lead Hill from tuberculosis after a long illness. Funeral was held Monday afternoon with interment in Newton cemetery. The bereaved family and friends extend sympathy. Mrs D P Elliott of Mountain Grove died at a Springfield hospital Monday.
Lead Hill notes a brief winter pattern returning with community gatherings including visits by Jeff Rippee and family to Mrs. Mary Rippee and others. Obituary for Tom Goas, 53, with family details. Pie and cake fundraisers at Oak Ridge and Hill raise funds amid cold. Two fatalities noted, including Oscar Morris’ infant daughter and a baby. Local names: Rippee, Goss, Crider, Matney, Hensley, Gosa. Funeral and social updates conclude with Liza Jane.
School notes describe good attendance and recent progress. Leota Brentlinger has been absent, sewing machines arrived and are being learned. Graeco Persian wars discussed in ancient history. Junior class play raised nearly fifteen dollars toward a piano payment. High school exercises led by students, debate on newspapers for youth, and visits from Rev. Jos Davis and Uncle George Freeman. Primary students display Thanksgiving poster.
Groceries and farm loan offers appear from SHINPAUGH and B Freeman with emphasis on lowest rates and no delays. The ad promotes speedy access to funds for farming needs.
In a town letter, residents lament poor rural roads and urge neighbors to clear rocks and scrap old rails to prevent vehicle overturns. The note notes support for Thanksgiving, updates on local families Ira and Raymond Young, Mrs. Luther Sharp visiting, and a Freewill Baptist church meeting closing. Mr Rowland boasts a possum belt claim.
Route Number Three notes social visits around Hartville Manafield and Odin Odin area. Eyewitness school incident at Pea Ridge saved Vada Eaton by teacher F A Rippee. Local families hosted dinners and gatherings at Harris M Branstetter Newton and Hedrick homes. An Hog Eye school entertainment and Mrs Orin Newton illness noted.
John Rippee spent Sunday at Isaac Strong's. Miss Macie Hennley visited her sister Mrs. Jamea Shin paugh. Miss Verda Dennis visited Miss Opal Buffalo. Mrs. Jess Matlock, Mrs. G. W. Tarburton and daughters Edna and Alma, and Misses Anna and Minnie Thomas spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Isaac Strong and Miss Opal Buffalo. Misses Sarah Rippee and Raza Hensley spent Sunday at J. F. Cantrell's. Mr and Mrs. J. A. Hensley and daughter Macie spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs. Richard Kirk. Roscoe Hensley spent Saturday night with Tom Strong. Edward Bogart visited at Arthur Gilley's Sunday. Homer Hight took dinner with Tom Strong Sunday. G. E. Tombleson's visited G. N. Thomas Sunday. Jessie Matlock visited G. W. Tarburton's Sunday. Catherine.
Market report lists egg prices at 25f per unit and butter at 14f. Other commodities include springs at 87, old hens at 8f, green hides at 10f, ducks at 8f, fat turkeys at 10.5f, geese at 5f, and butter fat grades 1st 28f and 2nd 24f.
Cheerful Valley reports residents gathering at Mrs. Hire's for quilting and a cheerful time. Joe Frye and Charley Frye sawed wood for Mr. Hire and Thomas Young last week. Mrs. Tettiller has been ill. Mrs. Stipp and Mrs. Sprague returned from Oklahoma. Mr. Young visited on Wolf Creek Sunday. Orie Walton returned home on a visit. Wright county neighbors welcomed back. Luther Sharp of Manes visited Mansfield. Nellie Hawks party visited town. John Henaley and family visited Mr. Kirk all day. Miss Claribel Frye also appeared in town.
Official tax list issued for Pleasant Valley township urges timely payment to avoid penalties. Taxes should be paid before January 1 at the office inside the first door north of Farmers & Merchants Bank. Ady Ward B Hitchcock.
The piece traces Thanksgiving from early New England settlements led by Pilgrims in 1620 to its national observance. It notes governors' autumn proclamations, Lincoln's 1863 focus on last Thursday, and ongoing presidential proclamations, urging the day as a sacred time for true thanks to God.
Mrs. B F Hays displays Buff Orpingtons and Rhode Island Reds at Mansfield Fair winning first and second on Buff Orpingtons and first on Single Comb Reds, second on Rose Comb Reds. Grand lot of cockerels hatched from eggs costing $10 to $20 per setting from Owen Farms of Winhaven Mass. ads promote big Reds and Buffs, with cheap cockerels to make room for younger birds.
Roll of Honor lists subscribers who contributed cash on subscription since the last issue including Lt. Freeman of Altoona Kansas D W Hoover of Mansfield Ada Hoover of Kansas City J Hoover of St Louisa C H Shreeve of Mansfield H Shanes of Pendennis Kansas J A McOrite of Bryant and others.
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